(L to R) Stefan Langhein,
Representative Manager of MAN Diesel & Turbo, Thailand; Michael Berger, General
Manager of Bangkok Base; and Tobias Wimmer, Head of Production, Winterhalter,
Thailand.
Special Correspondent
The Cape Dara Resort hosted the latest combined chamber networking event
at the end of last month. Up until now the combined chamber networking has
consisted of those members from AmCham, AustCham, BCCT and South African-Thai
Chamber of Commerce. However, the latest meeting was also attended by the German
Thai Chamber of Commerce.
The sponsors were Citibank who were delighted at the large turn-out and met many
new people. Indeed, it was great to see so many fresh faces.
Matthias Hoffrichter is a German who has recently taken over as the Area Manager
for PCS on the Eastern Seaboard and he made sure he met as many people as
possible.
(L to R) Tanin Suphavittayakorn,
Executive Assistant Manager of the Cape Dara Resort; Sudawan Thanyanichthadnont,
Director of Sales & Marketing, Cape Dara Resort; Ian Sherratt, Sales Engineer of
the ContecH(SEA) Co., Ltd.; Sirisook Kosinghawattana, Senior Sales Manager, MICE
& Corporate, Cape Dara Resort; and Neil Maniquiz, Head of the Bangkok Hospital
Pattaya International Marketing Department.
The BCCT has created a new committee on the Eastern Seaboard
and Mark Bowling, from Colliers, is the new Chairman. He was seen in a huddle
with the rest of his team planning new events and ideas for the BCCT Eastern
Seaboard membership.
David Nardone, CEO of Hemaraj Land and Development, was there representing
AmCham and it is great to see someone so dedicated to progressing business in
the Chonburi and Rayong areas.
The usual crew was also in attendance; David Bell was there from AustCham as was
Judy Benn, the Executive Director of AmCham. The BCCT numbers were swelled by
the new Chairman, Simon Matthews, Vice Chairman Chris Thatcher and Greg Watkins
who is the Executive Director of the chamber.
The venue was excellent as was the food and there was lots of it. Definitely a
place worth returning to in the future. The Pattaya Mail will advise of the date
and venue of the next chamber meeting.
(L to R) Larry Jackson, Business
Development Manager for Thyssen Krupp Elevators; Bruno Burbach, from Dupont
Waterbeds Thailand, Pattaya; and Markus Klemm, LL.M., Managing Director of Asia
LawWorks Co., Ltd.
(L to R) Robert John Lohrmann,
General Manager of the Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya; Rudolf
Troesler, General Manager of the Hilton Hotels & Resorts Pattaya; and Jonas
Sjostedt, General Manager of the Centara Nova Hotel & Spa Pattaya.
(L to R) Frank Holzer, Director,
ASEAN Manufacturing Finance for GM Thailand; David R. Nardone, President and CEO
of the Hemaraj Land and Development Company Limited, Thailand; and George T.
Strampp, Managing Partner of AMS Thailand.
(L to R) Michael Berger, General
Manager of the Bangkok Base; Simon Matthews, Country Manager, Manpower,
Thailand; Graham Macdonald, President of the South African Thai Chamber of
Commerce; Greg Watkins, Executive Director, British Chamber of Commerce
Thailand.
(L to R) Frank Henriksen, Managing
Director of the DanThai Machinery Co., Ltd.; Lars Bohnsen, Sales Manager of the
Ib Andresen Industri; Karsten Brammer, Technical Director of the DanThai
Machinery Co., Ltd.; and Bjoern Hansen, CEO of the Ib Andresen Industri.
Neil Maniquiz, Head of the Bangkok
Hospital Pattaya International Marketing Department and Janice Leong, Regional
Director of the Humanitarian Affairs.
(L to R) Graham Macdonald, President
of the South African-Thai Chamber of Commerce; Judy A. Benn, Executive Director,
American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand; and Greg Watkins, Executive Director,
British Chamber of Commerce Thailand.
(L to R) Prince Malhotra, General
Manager of the Pattaya Mail Media Group; Janya Rattanaliam, Head of the BHP
International Marketing Department; Suree Bunplook, BHP International Marketing
Executive, Syaphas Chantachairoj, Director of Corporate Marketing & Residential
Customer Development for Hemraj Land and Development Company Limited, Thailand;
and Neil Maniquiz, Head of the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya International Marketing
Department.
